Germany

Mercedes' newest electrical car features thin-film solar cells on the roofing
The solar roof covering was created in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems.
Jan 6, 2022 // Transport, Germany, Europe, Mercedes
5.3 GW of German solar installed in 2021
Around 240,000 new modules were linked to the grid last year according to preliminary results from BSW
Jan 4, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, bsw, Carsten Körnig, German Solar Industry Association
WES Green, Enovos commission 10-MW solar park in western Germany
German solar developers WES Green and Enovos Renewables GmbH have put into procedure a 10-MW area of a solar park in the South Eifel region of Rhineland-Palatinate as part of collaboration targeted at mounting about 200 MWp.
Dec 30, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Solar Park, WES Green, Enovos
Axitec Launches 540W Module For India, Focus on Big Projects
With its German heritage, AXITEC has succeeded to carve a niche for itself in Solar PV markets worldwide. It's latest 540 W module for India fills the space in its portfolio for a high outcome module that could benefit big programmers.
Dec 27, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Axitec, AXIpremium XXL 540Wp, German PV brand, Manufacturer warrantee, Module launch
2021 Best Year in History for Solar in the EU: Report
The 27 participant states of the European Union saw around 25.9 GW of new solar PV capacity attached to their grids in 2021
Dec 27, 2021 // Market Research, Spain, France, Germany, Poland, Europe, Netherlands, European Union, SolarPower Europ
TÜV Rheinland examining potential for PV-powered railways
Technical advisory TÜV Rheinland has been commissioned to study the potential for solar PV to power rail facilities in Germany.
Dec 23, 2021 // Plants, Storage, Grids, Germany, Europe, Railways, tuv rheinland, solar railways
Perovskite solar cell with ultra-long stability
Perovskites are the excellent hope for additional increasing the performance of solar modules in the future. Until now, their short life span has actually been thought about the greatest obstacle to their useful use, but this might soon change. In the existing problem of the journal Nature Energy, scientists from the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg of the Forschungszentrum Jülich have offered a variant that stands out for its special stability In examinations at elevated temperature level and also lighting over 1450 hrs of operation, the perovskite-based cell retained 99 percent of its first effectiveness.
Dec 20, 2021 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, Christoph Brabec, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg, Yicheng Zhao
The Wikipedia of perovskite solar cell research study
A global group of experts has collected data on metal halide perovskite solar cells from greater than 15,000 publications as well as developed a data source with visualization alternatives as well as analysis tools. The database is open source and provides an introduction of the rapidly growing understanding along with the open questions in this exciting class of products. The research study was launched by HZB scientist Dr. Eva Unger as well as carried out and also coordinated by her postdoc Jesper Jacobsson.
Dec 20, 2021 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, perovskite, HZB, Wikipedia, Eva Unger, Jesper Jacobsson
EnBW signs 63MW solar energy play
Products producer Covestro has actually concurred a PPA for the developer's 187MW Weesow-Willmersdorf project
Dec 20, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, enbw, Klaus Schäfer, Georg Stamatelopoulos, COVESTRO
Berliner Stadtwerke to establish 23-MW of PV systems on public buildings
German electrical utility Berliner Stadtwerke GmbH will set up more than 300 photovoltaic (PV) solar systems with a complete capacity of virtually 23 MW on the roofs of public buildings in Berlin by 2024.
Dec 17, 2021 // Rooftop PV, Germany, Europe, Berliner Stadtwerke GmbH
Yearly EU solar PV deployment reaches brand-new high of 25.9 GW.
The European Union's (EU) solar PV market has actually navigated a year besieged by supply chain disruptions and module prices hikes to post record levels of yearly deployment, according to research from SolarPower Europe (SPE).
Dec 16, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Grids, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, Sweden, France, Germany, Hungary, Europe, Netherlands, Denmark, European Union, deployment statistics, spe
PV-powered hydrogen can already hit LCOH of EUR6.23/ kg in Germany
Green hydrogen can currently take on hydrogen created with fossil fuels in Germany, according to new study. Researchers have actually checked out six different circumstances for alkaline and PEM electrolyzers and recognized alkaline gadgets powered by grid-connected PV as the least expensive option.
Dec 16, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, hydrogen, Cologne University of Applied Sciences
German energy provider MVV acquires roof PV provider and also sister firm
German energy distributor MVV Energie AG has gotten all the shares of AVANTAG Energy S.à r.l as well as its sister business Philipp Rass Energy GmbH for an undisclosed amount.
Dec 15, 2021 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, m&a, AVANTAG, MVV Energie
Anumar agrees off-take for 300-MW solar project in Germany
German solar installer and also nuclear power plant driver Anumar GmbH will supply electrical energy from the 300-MW Anklam solar project, which is currently under growth, to local regional utility Energie Vorpommern GmbH under a brand-new collaboration arrangement.
Dec 10, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Solar Project, Anumar
Vattenfall offers 27.5 MWp of solar farms in Germany to FP Lux Investments
Luxembourg-based unique fund FP Lux Investments has actually gotten a portfolio of three solar PV farms in Germany, safeguarding 27.5 MWp of power for its RE Infrastructure Opportunities fund.
Dec 10, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Vattenfall, Solar Farms, FP Lux Investments